Author: Parker Yamasaki
New In Town: Kaffi Laugalækur
It is easy to forget that Reykjavík extends beyond Austurvöllur on one end and Hlemmur on the other. Hörður Jóhannesson…
Drive-Through Towns: Nostalgia For The Non-Existent in Þorlákshöfn
When I told the waitress that I was looking for something interesting to do in Þorlákshöfn, she expressed condolences. It’s…
Happening Tonight: “An Equal Difference” Release Party
Writer and photographer Gabrielle Motola received a spark of inspiration from Iceland’s rhetoric to “feminize the banking system” after the 2008 crash. Her…
Happening Tonight: Russian Film Days
Bíó Paradís presents Russian Film Days from September 15-18. A curated selection of Russian-flavored films, from award winning classics to modern…
Happening Tonight: The Bride of Frankenstein (Svartur September)
In May 1816 a young woman sat near a log fire at Lord Byron’s Swiss estate and listened to German…
Happening Tonight: Happy Birthday John Coltrane
On September 23, 1926 a young John Coltrane was welcomed into a small North Carolina town. Coltrane grew up to become…
Happening Tonight: Ólöf Arnalds at Mengi
Ólöf Arnalds is a familiar face on the Icelandic music scene. She was a touring member of múm for five…
Happening Today: Pop-Up Clothing Market
If you arrived in Reykjavík expecting to wrap yourself up in your Patagonia down jacket and call it a day,…
Happening Tonight: “Yarn” The Movie
With a title like ‘Yarn: The Movie’, it is not difficult to discern what Compass Films’ latest documentary is going…
Music News In Brief: Björk, Pascal Pinon, Soffia Björg and more!
Ever wondered what it looks like inside Björk’s mind? How about inside her mouth? Björk Digital, a virtual reality-infused exhibition,…
Uncommon Threads: What’s the connection between needlework and revolution?
With a title like ‘Yarn: The Movie’, it is not difficult to discern what Compass Films’ latest documentary is going…
Happening Tonight: Shapednoise / Ultraorthodox / AMFJ
Despite its ‘green’ reputation, Icelanders are said to have one of the highest energy-use rates per capita in the world….
There’s A Stormzy Coming: Airwaves Finalises Lineup
It’s 4:30 in the afternoon and Prikið is packed. Really packed—the bar lights are swinging, there are MCs on the…
Lord Pusswhip’s Top Five Albums
“Can I send you more than 500 words? There’s so much to say…” Lord Pusswhip asks me in a Facebook…
Happening Tonight: Brian Wilson Performs “Pet Sounds”
In 1966 the Beach Boys released their iconic record Pet Sounds. Inspired by The Beatles’ “Rubber Soul,” this album was,…
Moving Matter: Cycles and stillness with Eva Ísleifsdóttir and Sindri Leifsson
Eva Ísleifsdóttir enters Gerðarsafn a little soggy from the mist. She tears off her raincoat and meets me on the…
Happening Tonight: Intr0beatz’s Bumpy Sauna
When we interviewed Ársæll Þór Ingvason—AKA introbeatz—earlier this year, he was quick to give props to Paloma as “the only…
Starting Tonight: Ljósanótt
On August 31 the doors of Reykjanesbær burst open in a proud and colorful display of culture and tradition. Due…
This Very Website’s Most Read Articles of 2014!
Read about what you read aboutRecently, I was analysing the behaviour of Grapevine’s internet readership and I found myself in a…
Sjón, Happy Nihilist
The author at the edge of conversation, at the end of the world“When ‘all the lights have gone out’ we…
News In Brief: December
Last month Norway may have jumped the gun with its gift giving—or rather, by asking the Coast Guard to actually…
GO HOME YOU’RE DRUNK, PINK STREET BOY
ACTUALLY STAY HERE LET’S CHATAxel Björnsson pushes into the Grapevine office at 2:00am and chomps the triangle tip off of…
All Too Earthly Pleasures
Ghostigital slayed Airwaves closing night. Beam us up.We’re just about to beam up. We’re seriously there. Einar stands crouched and…
The Kids Are All Right
It is hard to stand out with a good band name. Many bands these days have taken a counterintuitive approach:…
The Unmissables: Day 4
Grapevine Recommends…You must be wondering why clocks even exist on this island. Between the sunset at 16:30 and a festival…